Hi! I'm a little late for my monthly update, but here you go! My last semester of high school just started, so I'm trying to balance scholarship applications and everything else. Sorry.
== Be Nepeta
It's your first day of classes and boy are you excited! Naturally, you're a zoology major, and your first class of the day is a generic freshman biology course. It might be a bit of a review for you, but it's a good idea to brush up on your skills, and it's totally worth it, since Karkat is sitting two rows in front of you, and you have a perfect view of him dozing off. You doubt that he's interested in biology, since he's a writing major, but it is a basic freshman course, so it's not like he has a choice.
You stifle a giggle when his head almost slides out of his hand and he jerks awake. You also wonder if he had a class before this one, since it's already 11 AM, but you honestly wouldn't be surprised if he didn't. Karkat has had an unhealthy habit of staying up way too late, though the party you all went to Saturday night does give him an excuse, this time.
You barely notice when class ends just before noon, because you've been so focused on copying down the information on the slides of the professor's power point. You probably should have been listening to her, but you're not much of an auditory learner. You hurriedly pack up your bag and run out of the classroom, barely catching up with Karkat before he rounds the corner.
"Karkitty!" you squeal as you wrap your arms around his shoulders.
He stiffens slightly before replying, "Hey Nepeta, was that professor fucking boring or what?" He gently removes you from his shoulders.
You giggle a little, "I dunno, I wasn't really paying much attention to anything other than the powerpoint."
"Lucky you."
The conversation fades into an awkward silence after about a minute and you ask, "Have you eaten lunch yet?"
"Nah, that class started at 10. That's way too early to eat."
"Yeah, I guess so," you shrug slightly before continuing, "You want to meet up with some of the others for lunch then?"
"Sure. Why the fuck not."
"Okay. Race you there!" you yell before taking off once you two exit the building. You and your friends already have a cafeteria you usually eat in, and you're pretty sure most everyone has lunch around 12, not that it matters. You don't have class again until 2:00, and you're probably just going to curl up in one of the armchairs by the old-style fireplace after you finish eating to draw, and any of your friends who ate later would see you.
You beat Karkat by a long shot, mostly because he just jogged lightly instead of sprinting, and declare yourself the winner when he catches up with you. He rolls his eyes and opens the door to the building that houses the cafeteria for you.
Once you and Karkat have gotten your food you quickly spot Terezi and a few others sitting at a table near one of the windows. You know Equius has a class right now, but you're still disappointed that you don't see him as you sit down next to Jade, who you bonded with almost instantly after meeting. She asks you about your first class, and then asks about the rest of your schedule for the day. Other people join in, and you're having a pretty standard conversation until some upperclassman plops down across from you and starts hitting on you and Jade.
"Hey ladies, name's Cronus," a tall purple-blooded troll says to you as he runs a hand through his over-greased hair.
You crinkle your nose at the smell of his cologne, and Jade says, "Hi, can we help you?"
"I was just wondering if you lovely ladies would like me to show you around campus," He winks at you.
Karkat jabs Cronus in his side and yells, "We've been on campus for a couple weeks now, douchenozzle, so fuck off."
Cronus turns to Karkat and looks hurt, "Hey, I didn't mean to cause a problem," he gets up and takes a few steps away before turning back and saying, "Y'know, if you're jealous, all you had to do was say so," before winking at Karkat and walking back to the table you assume he came from.
Karkat looks disgusted before turning back to his grubloaf and muttering, "Fucking asshole," under his breath.
You and Jade giggle, but fall silent when Karkat shoots you a glare. You know he's not actually mad at you, but it's fun to play along with his little temper tantrums. You turn back to your food, but find it hard to not choke when Terezi says, "Reminds me of Eridan."
